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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul think of the effort it takes to answer Miss Buell's question?

2. What does Paul describe the unknown component of the snow to be?

3. What does Miss Buell have on her desk?

4. What leans over the garden walls on Paul's walk home?

5. How many footsteps before the knock at the door does Paul hear on the morning of Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul's mother observe in Paul, and why is it significant?

2. Where is the snow when Paul first sees it during the examination?

3. Who is Deirdre, and what does she illustrate for Paul?

4. What is the first thing that the doctor does, and how does Paul respond to it?

5. What is the last thing that Paul sees and hears before the story ends?

6. How does Paul speak to his mother in Part 4, and where does he get the words?

7. How is Paul's secret first introduced?

8. What are some of the descriptions Paul uses to explain how important his secret is in Part 1?

9. What does the doctor have Paul do to test his eyes, and what is the result?

10. What is the startling discovery Paul makes at the end of his walk home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the ending of Silent Snow, Secret Snow, including the possible explanations for Paul's condition, what is likely to happen to him, and why the author chose to end his story this way. Also, use the entire story as a reference to provide examples that support your interpretation.

Essay Topic 2

In Silent Snow, Secret Snow, Paul is the main character, but the snow in his mind takes over and moves to the forefront.

1) Explain five reasons why Paul is the central character in the story, using all four parts as a reference.

2) Explain five reasons why the snow is the central character in the story, using all four parts as a reference.

3) Which character do you think is the central focus of the story? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author choose snow as the secret that Paul is drawn to? Provide an in-depth analysis of the author's decision and what the snow represents, including its characteristics and the specific ways it is used to display Paul's larger problems.

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